Tomato A- |
A Nos Amours (1983) |
"Arguably Maurice Pialt's best film, a startling coming-of age tale about a girl who who explores her sexuality against the setting of a dysfunctional, incestuous family. In her heartfelt performance, Sandrine Bonnaire makes a stunning screen debut." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 4/5 |
A Nous La Liberte (1931) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
A Scanner Darkly (2006) |
"Though not as impressive as Waking Life, and failing to update Dick's concerns, Scanner Darkly is a serviceable rotoscoping of the 1977 work with some striking set pieces and a dazzling hologrammed suit worn by Keanu Reeves with grand style." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato B |
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
"One of Spielberg's most ambitious and problematic films, a result of trying to blend two divergent sensibilities, his and Kubrick's, but as a sci-fi, it has both thematic and visual merits." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
ABC Africa (2002) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) |
"John Cromwell's historically inaccurate biopicture, which is inferior to Ford's Young Mr. Lincoln, was nonetheless nominated for tow Oscars: Actor to Raymond Massey, in what became his signature role, and black-and-white cinematography to James Wong Howe." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Aberdeen (2001) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Abigail's Party (1977) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Abilene Town (1946) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
' Above the Rim (1994) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Abraham's Valley (1993) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato B |
Absolute Beginners (1986) |
"Though the film is flawed, it's still underrated as an exploration of a crucial era of London's pop culture, and the eccentric cast (including David Bowie) adds a lot of color." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato B |
Absolute Wilson (2006) |
"Though more celebratory than truly critical, and dealing more with the artist than the private eperson, being the first docu of one of the century's most innovative creators has both historical and aesthetic merits." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Absolutely Fabulous - The Complete Collection: Series 1-3 (1992) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 4/5 |
Accattone (1961) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato A |
Accident |
"Wonderful collaboration between writer Harold Pinter, director Joseph Losey, and actor Dirk Bogarde, who plays an Oxford professor obsessed with his beautiful student. Losey's stylishly elegant, psychologically comepelling study is one his best films." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Accidental Tourist (1988) |
"Kasdan's film lacks the spirit of Tyler's novel; he seems to be the wrong director to translate the author's affectionate and humorous treatment of the characters. Fortunately, Geena Davis as the eccentric dog-walker elevates the otherwise morose mood." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Accompanist (1993) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Accused (1988) |
"In her first Oscar role, Jodie Foster plays Sarah Tobias, a fast-food waitress who's gang-raped ina roadside table. In the course of the film, she transforms from a good-time hard-drinking girl to a woman fighting for the self-esteem she never had." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato A- |
Ace in the Hole (1951) |
"Wilder's cynical and uncompromising film of fame-seeking journalists, corrupt politicians, media circus, and the masses' appetite for live tragedy (a man trapped in a cave)was ahead of its time, which explains why it's one of his few flops." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato B |
Act of Violence (1948) |
"One of MGM's best film noirs and one of Zinnemann's early films to deal with what would become a recurrent issue in his owrk: Men tormented by moral conscience, here in the context of a WWII revenge medlodrama" |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
An Actor's Revenge (1963) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato B |
Adam (2009) |
"The movie is not particularly subtle and the direction could be sharper, but the acting of Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne is superb in illustrating an unusual love story and what amounts to a compelling defense of the imperfect." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Adam Had Four Sons (1941) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato B |
Adam's Apples (2007) |
"Director Jensen (who co-scripted After the Wedding) breaks away from Dogme to make a more stylized film, using a controlled surface that disarms us with surreal happenings and well-executed absurdity." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato A- |
Adam's Rib (1949) |
"A well-written and acted comedy that was ahead of its time in counterpointing and reconciling two basic assumptions, that there are certain "male" and "female" qualities and that each gender can and must exchange these qualities as trading cards." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Addams Family (1991) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Addiction (1995) |
"Reflecting Ferrara's obsession with guilt and redemption, the film acknowledges the capacity for evil, urging viewers to take responsibility for their actions, or else there won't be a way to arrest evil's diffusion from one generation to the next." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Adjuster (1991) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato B+ |
Adoration (2009) |
"After some artistic and commercial flops, Egoyan is back on terra firma with a film that explores a central theme of his work, the impact of the media and technology on our interpersonal communication and formation of identities that are always frail." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Adrenaline Drive (1999) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato C+ |
Adrift in Manhattan (2007) |
"Better directed than written, de Villa's meditation on loss, loneliness, and alientaion in urban New York is downbeat, slow, studied, and a bit pretentious, but it's nicely acted by the entire cast, particularly Victor Rasuk and Dominic Chianese." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato B- |
Adventureland (2009) |
"Jesse Eisenberg's heartfelt performance is the main reason to see this ultra-familiar youth tale of first love, in which most of the characters are types and all the adults stereotypes." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato B+ |
Adventures of Don Juan (1949) |
"Though not as exciting as Robin Hood and other Flynn swashbuckling adventures, Vincent Sherman's version still boasts high production values, particularly lush cinematography and art direction, stirring Max Steiner score, and good stuntwork." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato B- |
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) |
"Gary Cooper is appealing as the legendary explorer in Archie Mayo's handsome but fictionalized biopic, though it's Basil Rathbone who steals the show as the vilain." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato B- |
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) |
"Gary Cooper is appealing as the legendary explorer, but it's Basil rathbone who steals the show as the villain in this fictionalized biopic." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) |
"The best things in this transsexual comedy-melodrama are Lizzy Gardiner and Tim Chappel's colorful costumes, which deservedly won the Oscar, and Terrence Stamp's delicate, non-cliched performance, snubbed by the Academy." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato A |
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) |
"Michael Curtiz's adventure, one of the most enjoyable swashbuckling epics made, flaunting star Errol Flynn at his very best, deservedly won several Oscar Awards, including editing for Dawson and music score for Korngold." |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) |
No article available. |
Emanuel Levy |
Tomato A- |
Advise and Consent (1962) |
"A poignant, biting expose of the American political process, boasting a large ensemble of terrific actors (Fonda, Laughton), Preminger's saga set the trend of future, more sensationalitsic political melodramas like Fail Safe and All the President's Men." |
Emanuel Levy |